Alexander Nazir Esmail (born 18 July 1993)[1] is a British actor, and former wrestler.
[3][4][5] After making his debut in multi-award-winning fantasy film Attack the Block in 2011,[6] Esmail was nominated for Best Ensemble at the 2012 Black Reel Awards along with the rest of the cast, but lost to The Help.
[12] Popcorn n Roses named him number 2, behind Lucas Cruikshank, on their list of rising stars of 2012.
[citation needed] He featured in a 2015 collection campaign for Saint Laurent.
[15] In 2018, he signed on to voice the character Scalpel in the animated dark fantasy film Dagon: Troll World Chronicles which was released in 2019.